Where I live, the worst we encounter is cold/heavy snows in the winter. Our area routinely gets the 'snowstorm capital' moniker in the media. Considering some of the awful flooding and tornadoes down in your neck of the woods, I will gladly live with the long winters and snow, any day.

Thoughts and prayers to all of you living through this spate of bad weather. Thank God for modern weather warning systems, though not 100% perfect, it saves lives.